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Construction underway on first stretch of California’s high-speed rail network

Five months after ground was broken in Fresno, construction on California’s first high-speed rail line began earlier this week. According to a report from the Fresno Bee, crews began work Tuesday in Madera on the first of 16 concrete footings that will form the foundation of a 1,600-foot viaduct over the Fresno River. Expected to be completed […]

June 19, 2015

Roadbuilding

Transportation Construction Coalition evokes Reagan in ads calling for Congress to fix Highway Trust Fund

Members of the Transportation Construction Commission (TCC) continue their promotional efforts to urge Congress to fix the Highway Trust Fund with their latest ad campaign evoking President Ronald Reagan’s philosophy on transportation infrastructure. The group, co-chaired by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association and the Associated General Contractors of America, is running a series […]

June 19, 2015

Roadbuilding

800 heavy machines and trucks worth $80 million will perform I-4 Ultimate work in Florida

The I- 4 Ultimate project is the largest public-works project in the history of Central Florida, so it’s no big surprise that a massive fleet of heavy equipment would be employed. But the combined total of 800 pickup trucks, cranes, front-end loaders, bulldozers, rollers, excavators and countless other heavy machines was enough to warrant the […]

June 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

House hearing highlights gridlock over gas tax increase despite universal desire for long-term transportation funding

Members of the House Ways and Means committee agreed in their Wednesday hearing on long-term Highway Trust Fund (HTF) financing hearing that action and solutions are needed as soon as possible, but diverged in their thoughts on the methods of providing that funding. In his opening remarks, committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) reiterated the need for […]

June 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

If you don’t want the Stanley Cup delayed, maybe increase highway funding, AED CEO says

Even one of the most storied trophies in all of sports isn’t immune to America’s infrastructure woes. While Chicago Blackhawks players were out on the ice savoring their Stanley Cup win on Monday night, championship-starved fans chanting “We want the cup.” Unfortunately for the fans, the cup wasn’t ready for them. The Stanley Cup and […]

June 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Ohio’s roads and bridges face $11.6 billion shortfall for improvements

The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) recent analysis of Ohio’s transportation system finds the state will see an $11.6 billion shortfall in funding for improvements for roads, highways and bridges through 2017. The report indicates 24 percent of the major locally- and state-maintained urban roads are in poor condition, with 41 percent being in a mediocre or […]

June 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

Senate Dems threaten to block all short-term highway plans

Democrats in the U.S. Senate dropped an ultimatum on Republicans Tuesday, threatening to block any short-term extension of highway funding in favor of a long-term solution. The Hill reported Democrats are giving the GOP 45 days to agree on a long-term fix instead of another short-term patch—which would be the 34th short-term extension since 2008. “We […]

June 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island legislators propose $60 million bridge restoration efforts from current funding

The Rhode Island House Republican Caucus proposed a fiscal year 2016 budget amendment, H5900 Substitute A, to dedicate $60 million in the current budget for bridge restoration as an alternative to tolls on bridges in the state. “We recognize that our bridges need immediate first aid,” Minority Leader Brian Newberry said in a statement. “As […]

June 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

New $4.3 billion plan for Interstate 35 in Austin would add lanes

Texas officials announced on June 15 a new 10-year, $4.3 billion plan to ease congestion on Interstate 35 in Austin. The conceptual plan would add new lanes along the upper decks of the interstate between Airport Boulevard and Martin Luther King Boulevard through central Austin, according to KXAN in Austin. “The need to address I-35 […]

June 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides grants for Wisconsin, New Hampshire bridge projects

Two state departments of transportation will receive $1.03 million in grants to “speed deployment of innovative technologies” as part of the Federal Highway Administration’s Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation will receive $355,000 to use in creating self-diagnosing, self-reporting bridge monitoring technology to be used on the Memorial Bridge […]

June 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

Crews begin installation of Big Bertha’s new seal system

While the rest of her massive frame waits below ground, Big Bertha has undergone the most pivotal portion of her badly-needed brain surgery. According to a report from the Puget Sound Business Journal, repair crews with Seattle Tunnel Partners, the lead contractor on the drilling of a new State Route 99 tunnel beneath Seattle, have begun […]

June 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

Pelosi hints at approval for trade package if Republicans support long-term transportation funding

The trade adjustment assistance (TAA) bill shot down by members of the House last week might get support from Democrats if Republicans were to get behind bigger transportation funding efforts, according to Nancy Pelosi (D-California). The Hill reported the House Minority Leader feels the failure of the TAA, with a vote of 126-302, might not […]

June 16, 2015